Progressives in Belgium protest lenient verdict to fraternity members accused of ragging student to death
Sanda Dia, a Belgo-Mauritanian student, died during a violent hazing (ragging) incident in 2018 which involved forced alcohol consumption, torture, and harassment. Those convicted of the murder have been asked to do community service and pay fines
Israeli forces injure journalist, five others during violent raid in Ramallah
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raided Ramallah to demolish the home of a Palestinian prisoner and subsequently shot at those who had gathered in protest. Among those injured was Palestinian journalist Moumen Sumrein, who was reportedly wearing press fatigues
UN experts condemn second round of food aid cut for Rohingya refugees
The cut will affect approximately 1 million Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar
Rival groups in Libya finalize draft electoral law raising prospects of national elections
The disagreement over the electoral law was one of the main issues which led to the postponement of national elections scheduled in December 2021 under the UN-mediated peace agreement
Far-right Bolivian leader Luís Fernando Camacho gets three months of preventive detention
Camacho, who has been in preventive detention since December 2022 under various cases, now stands accused of the crimes of breach of duty for alleged irregularities in the purchase of a fire truck
UK court rejects appeal to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen atrocities
According to rights groups, an estimated 8,983 civilians have been killed in over 25,000 airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen since 2015, many of which were carried out by UK-supplied military equipment
US using IAEA to delay finalization of nuclear deal, claims Iran
The IAEA decided to shut down some of the investigations against Iran on May 31. Iran had earlier claimed these were politically motivated and being pushed by the US and its European allies
Colombia’s opposition and right-wing media intensifies destabilization campaign against Gustavo Petro government
Following a scandal involving the former chief of staff Laura Sarabia and former ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti, Colombia’s right-wing forces have increased attacks against the Petro government. Trade unions and progressive sectors are rallying to the defense of the government